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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 540 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 269 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74693, -70.58872
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

14.9 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 7–268 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74693, -70.58872

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  2. 4.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  20. 4.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% paved1% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F55°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV2Humidity80%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:41 PM
Wed 63°55°
Thu 63°57° 28%
Fri 60°52° 70%
Sat 56°55° 70%
Sun 59°56° 68%
Mon 59°57° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~186 min). Leave by 3:15 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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